George Strait’s 2000 Country Music Festival Tour Kicks Off in Charlotte, North Carolina The George Strait Country Music lize two Straitcams that will follow all the there to take photos and post them on the Festival Tour for year 2000 will kick off action at each location. They will be acti- website after each performance. During on April 29th in Charlotte, North Carolina. vated when the stage is being built and the performance the Straitcams will have a The date is the first one that the festival work right through each one of the shows. better location this year on the sound plat- has done outside a traditional football or There will also be a Straitcam in each form. This should make the pictures of the baseball stadium. It will be played at the Straitland area. In addition to the stage much better.n Lowe’s Motor Speedway, the Mecca of Straitcams our roving photographer will be stock car racing. The facilities are out- standing with plenty of room for an expanded Straitland. Joining George Strait on the tour this George Strait’s Latest Greatest year will be Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Lee Ann Womack and Asleep at the Wheel. One Straitest Hits Available In Stores additional act will be named soon. The information will be available on Strait Line and the George Strait website at On March 7th www.georgestrait.com. In addition to the George Straits’ newest album “Latest climbing the charts faster than any record seven acts on the stadium stage, three Greatest Straitest Hits” will hit the streets in recent memory and “Murder on Music additional acts will be available on the on March 7th. The new album has fifteen Row,” a duet that Strait did with Alan Strait Land stage. The Strait Land stage songs on it with two of them being new Jackson. George Strait and Tony Brown will crank up two hours prior to the show recordings and the other thirteen being produced all the tracks. Bob Kingsley and continue during all of the set changes new recordings and the other thirteen wrote the liner notes on the album. A com- until sundown. The tour is sponsored by being Strait’s hits since the release of his plete list of all the songs on the album are Nokia and Chevy Trucks. Bud Light, box set. The new songs include “The Best listed below. Wrangler, Resistol, Pemmican and Justin Day,” Strait’s newest single, which is Boots will be the associate sponsors of the Title Writers Date Recorded tour. 1. The Best Day Carson Chamberlain 8/31/99 After beginning in Charlotte, the tour Dean Dillon will visit Nashville, Tennessee; Orlando 2. Murder On Music Row Larry Cordle/Larry Shell 10/27/99 and Jacksonville, Florida; Cleveland and 3. Carrying Your Love With Me Steve Bogard/Jeff Stevens 9/23/96 Cincinnati, Ohio; Baltimore or Landover, 4. Adalida Mike Geiger 4/18/94 MD; Buffalo, NY; Dallas and Houston, Michael Huffman Texas. Woddy Mullis The George Strait website at 5. Lead On Dean Dillon/Teddy Gentry 4/20/94 www.georgestrait.com will be very active 6. Carried Away Steve Bogard/Jeff Stevens 9/25/95 again with the tour. The site will again uti- Continued on following page STRAIT TALK George Strait’s Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Available In Stores On March 7th (Continued) Title Writers Date Recorded 7. Blue Clear Sky Bob Dipero/John Jarrard/ 9/27/95 Mark D. Sanders 8. We Really Shouldn’t Be Jim Lauderdale 9/11/97 Doing This 9. I Can Still Make Cheyenne Aaron Barker/Erv Woolsey 9/28/95 10. True Jeff Stevens/Marv Green 9/8/97 11. King Of The Mountain Paul Nelson/Larry Boone 9/26/95 12. Round About Way Steve Dean/Will Nance 9/28/96 13. You Can’t Make a Heart Steve Clark 4/19/94 Love Somebody Johnny MacRae 14. One Night At A Time Roger Cook 9/26/96 Eddie Killgallon Ear Bud Lee 15. Today My World Slipped Mark Wright 9/25/96 Vern Gosdin The album should be in all record out- can order by mail or by accessing the lets on March 7th. Those fans that have web at www.georgestrait.com and trouble finding records in their areas ordering online. Special Fan Club Seating Listed below are a list of tentative loca- listed below. They are not available by membership card with them to the box tions that will be available for fan club phone, mail, fax or at any other outlet. office along with a photo ID. Remember members to purchase their special fan club Each member may purchase two (2) spe- that all information is tentative. Please seats for each show. All locations have not cial fan club seats only, while the supply keep in touch with Strait Line at 615-824- yet been established but will be announced lasts. Additional tickets are available but 7176 or check our website at in plenty of time. Special fan club seating are not located in the fan club area. www.georgestrait.com for any updated may only be purchased at the locations Members must bring their valid fan club information. Date City Address 4/29 Charlotte, NC Second Floor of Smith Tower, The Lowe’s Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Parkway South, Concord, NC 28025 4/30 Nashville, TN East Side of Stadium, Gate 1, Adelphia Coliseum, 1 Titan’s Way, Nashville, TN 37212 5/13 Orlando, FL The Orlando Arena, 600 West Amelia Street, Orlando, FL 32801 East side of Arena facing 1-4 Hwy. 5/14 Jacksonville, FL Veterans Memorial Coliseum (West Side of Alltell Stadium) 1145 East Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 5/20 Cleveland, OH Cleveland Browns Stadium, Ticket Office 1085 West 3rd St., Cleveland, OH 44114 5/21 Cincinnati, OH Cinergy Field, West Ticket Pod, 201 East Pete Rose Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202 6/3 Landover, MD Not Yet Available 6/4 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Bills Stadium, 1 Bills Drive, Orchard Park, NY 14127 East end of Stadium/Admin. Bldg. 6/10 Dallas, TX Texas Stadium, 2402 East Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 Gate 1 6/11 Houston, TX Not Yet Available STRAIT TALK Fan Collectable Column February/March 2000 • Country Music - Dec/Jan. Holiday Issue. Page 7, Full page ad • San Antonio Express News - 12/17/99. Page 19H, New Music for “Merry Christmas Wherever You Are” w/photo and album Reviews photo w/article. San Antonio, TX. cover. Page 8, letters, small photo of Oct./Nov. Country Music • The Victoria Advocate - Section D, pg. 8, 12/24/99. Mention in with George on cover. Page 9, letters continued. 10 Holiday article. Victoria, TX. Essential Albums, pp. 42-44, p. 44 1986 Merry Christmas Strait • Star Tribune Newspaper - 12/26/99. Arts and Entertainment To You mentioned. Page 64, Top 25 Albums “Always Never The section. Page F-8. Minneapolis, MN. Same” on this list. Pages 72-74 Holiday Reviews, pg. 73 George • San Antonio Express News. 12/26/99. “The Best of 1999.” mentioned in review of Paul Brandt’s Christmas album, “He’s No Page 9H mentioned Top Tour of 1999 and 1K mentioned. San G.S.” Page 74 full page - photo of George Strait and cover of Antonio, TX. Merry Christmas Wherever You Are” with an excellent review. • Denver Rocky Mountain News - 1/2/00. Page 12D section, • Country Weekly - 12/14/99 issue, Front Cover, pgs. 28-32 story photo and story “Acts to Watch For in 2000 at a Stage Near You.” w/great photos. Denver, CO. • Modern Screen - 100 Years of Country Music - January 2000, • San Antonio Express-News. 1/5/00. S.A. Life Section, p. G1. pgs. 66-80, page 66 photo, page 85 story w/cover photo. “The the Year 2000 - Music” mentioned. San Antonio, TX. • Cowboys Indians - January 2000 Issue, pgs. 134-140 article • Country Weekly - 12/28/99. Page 70 mentioned Top 20 Single,” w/pictures. Front cover. Back cover - large photo w/article. • Star Tribune Newspaper - 12/7/99. Minneapolis, MN. • Country Weekly - 1/11/00. Front page/photo, page 15 photo/ Metro/State section. Page B-4 George’s name mentioned as get- article, page 23 article, page 24 photo, page 26 article, page 27 ting nominated for American Music Awards. article/photo, page 31 mentioned, page 33 1999 Chart Toppers, • American Country Magazine - Rockford, IL, Dec. 1999 issue. page 59 mentioned, page 69 mentioned, page 70 mentioned: Top Pages 4-5 photo w/story. 20 single/album, page 72 George in Top 10 in 1984. • San Antonio Express News - 12/7/99. San Antonio, TX. Section • American Family Publishers - Country Weekly Advertisement, M. Photo w/article “Twentieth Century Faces.” 12/20/99. • The Times - Shreveport, LA. 12/3/99. Mentioned in music • San Antonio Express News - 12/31/99. Section F (SA Life) reviews pg. 8E. page 4F mentioned in article: “Star Track.” The following George Strait Fan Club Members submitted to the Collectable Column - And We Thank You! As a GSFC member, you can join in and earn Strait Cash, receive your Strait Talk 1st Class and a Collector’s Card. This is all you need to do - collect magazine or newspaper articles, photos or reviews - send them in and if we use them, your name is added to the list. It’s easy. Remember to enclose the article, where it came from, date, page #, issue and your name and address. Thank You!!! Alexis Gaffney - Gales Creek, OR Jean Hurt - Beech Grove, IN Margaret Stangl - St. Louis Park, MN Margaret A.